Airbus Creates New Commercial Drone Services Start-Up “Airbus Aerial”
DALLAS, May 10, 2017 -- Airbus (stock exchange symbol: AIR) today launched its U.S. base and operations of a new commercial drone start-up, named Airbus Aerial, at the AUVSI Xponential tradeshow and conference in Dallas. With bases both in the U.S. and in Europe, Airbus Aerial’s initial business will focus on developing new imagery services. These services will leverage the best software and aerospace technology from across the globe to offer actionable data and analysis of information provid...
Delaware DOT Says Strong Credit Ratings Aid Bond Sale for Capital Projects, Debt Refunding
The Delaware Department of Transportation said it completed a successful Delaware Transportation Authority bond sale on April 26, providing $75 million in funding for capital projects at a true interest cost of 2.67 percent. Transportation Secretary Jennifer Cohan said: "The rating agencies have given us high marks for a sound and well-managed financial plan. This latest bond sale comes at an opportune time because the interest rates to pay back this money are favorable." The announcement...
DMAC Architecture Redefines Midtown Athletic Club
DMAC Architecture, one of Chicagoland’s premier architecture firms, spearheads the revamp of the iconic Chicago Midtown Athletic Club, housing one of the largest indoor tennis facilities worldwide, a two-story hotel – The Hotel at Midtown, and a retail complex all part of a ‘Midtown Campus’. As the Architect and Interior Designer of Midtown, DMAC introduces a new genre of lifestyle destination, transforming the facility into Chicago’s preeminent athletic club and the largest health-and-fitness p...
Michael Baker International Partners with Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Solve Complex Airfield Electrical Challenge
Pittsburgh (May 9, 2017) - Michael Baker International, a global leader in engineering, planning and consulting services, today announced the completion of the first half of an electrical system mapping project at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL). As part of the three-year contract, Michael Baker is using 3D modeling to map the airport’s lighting components to help the airport maintain its existing electrical system and develop designs for future airfield construction impro...
Wantman Completes Extensive UAV Project with SimActive
Montreal, Canada, May 9th, 2017 – SimActive Inc., a world-leading developer of photogrammetry software, is pleased to announce that Wantman Group, Inc. has completed a 9 square mile UAV project using Correlator3D™. Initially meant to be acquired using manned aircraft, the dataset comprised 3,056 images with full processing completed in under 2 days. “You might think a UAS is not the most efficient way to cover such a large area,” said Mr Eric Andelin, UAS Program Manager at Wantman. “Ho...
senseFly Corridor Solution Boosts Efficiency of Linear Mapping Projects
Cheseaux, Switzerland – senseFly, the world’s leading producer of mapping drones, today announces senseFly Corridor, a new platform enhancement that vastly simplifies the drone (UAS) mapping of linear infrastructure and sites. senseFly Corridor will debut on May 8 at AUVSI Xponential in Dallas, Texas (booth 641). Corridor mapping is a common task for many geospatial professionals and crucial for the effective planning, design and analysis of linear infrastructure, as well as the monitoring of...
Phase One Industrial Adds Support for DJI Drones to its Integrated Aerial Camera Offering
COPENHAGEN ― Phase One Industrial, the first to deliver 100-megapixel medium format aerial cameras, today announced full integration of its iXU and iXU-RS aerial cameras with DJI’s M600 and M600 Pro drones. Built using DJI’s SDK, this is the latest drone platform supported by Phase One Industrial, as it continuously innovates inspection tools uniquely capable of addressing diverse aerial imaging applications -- from photogrammetry to critical infrastructure monitoring projects. The aerial cam...
HNTB Names Keith Hinkebein as Central Division President
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Keith Hinkebein, PE, has assumed the duties of Central Division president for HNTB Corporation, overseeing more than 500 employees in 15 locations across 11 states. Hinkebein has served in a variety of leadership roles in his 24 years with HNTB, most recently as chief sales officer leading a team focused on large-scale project pursuits across the country. Other leadership roles within the firm include Great Lakes Division president, chief operations officer, corporate chief...
Former Deputy Mayor of London for Environment Says the UK Government Must Do More to Address Air Pollution from Construction Sites
London: Matthew Pencharz, the former Deputy Mayor of London for Environment and current director of Off Grid Energy, is urging the UK Government to do more to encourage local authorities to introduce and have the powers to enforce environmental regulations on construction sites to push the utilisation of clean technologies after the disappointingly unambitious Government Air Quality Plan was published by Defra today. In London, construction equipment accounts for some 7% of emissions lea...
ASSA ABLOY Openings Studio Joins Your BIM Process, Allowing You To Plan For Amazing Design From Day One
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut — Efficient, cost effective and beautiful building design requires everyone to be on the same page from the first day of planning. A misstep in the early stages means costly change orders, lost project time and potential compromises to building design and security components, including those that add to the feel, beauty and character of a building. To help combat these coordination challenges, ASSA ABLOY Openings Studio™, a plugin to the world’s most common Building Inform...
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